One in a Billion—Max Schrems v. Facebook

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With more than a billion people using its free service worldwide, Facebook is not used to litigating cases against its customer base. Enter Max Schrems, who as a 24-year-old law student at the University of Vienna began to engage Facebook with subject access requests, a flurry of privacy complaints and most recently a privacy class action lawsuit. In this session following Mr. Schrem's keynote speech, the panelists discuss cross-jurisdictional privacy rules and the challenges of enforcing individual rights against powerful multinational companies. What you’ll take away: · Interact with the man behind the headlines · Get the individual's perspective on how privacy is regulated and enforced · Learn about multi-jurisdictional challenges in privacy regulation and enforcement